PWC Riding

SUBJECT:   Lake Havasu/Lake Mohave Laughlin Road Trip This great ride was hosted by none other than San Diego (Club President, Ray Hinton) PWC Club and SoCal Watercraft club member (Jay) Hawkeye.   Here is the guest list of riders that turned out (Ray and his wife Laura, Lewis and Shirley, Chase and Kyrstein, Jay, Mark, Don and his son Tommy, Nick, Lou and Meg) yours truly and Patti. Cross-training at its finest, with some of the coldest river waters thrown in for good measure; that’s how I’ll describe this three day weekend ride.   If you recall from my last story, this cruiser ... Read Full Story

Subject: Trawlercat on 2009 Mark Hahn 300 mile race Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. Vince Lombardi So what gives?   I’m now one of the youngest guys in my yacht club but one of the oldest guys racing?   Hopefully, it’ll only be the ski that breaks at WOT (wide open throttle) and not me!   I coined those words a few days prior to the start of the Mark Hahn 300 mile endurance race (Feb 28, 2009) to get a running start on the never ... Read Full Story

Ryan - Warren - Challenged Athletes (75) Originally uploaded by K38 Rescue Challenged athletes, Warren Frank and Ryan Levinson in training for their first LB2CAT personal watercraft offshore race. They are the first athletes in the PWC community to race under the new 'challenged athlete' division and will be racing from Long Beach to Catalina Island and back on July 12, 2009. A 60 mile transit through the open waters of the channel islands. Inspiring, courageous and driven, these men are changing the world around us, ask me how I know? Warren is an amputee and Ryan has muscular dystrophy, no two finer characters ... Read Full Story

SUBJECT: Dana Pt to Avalon by way of Oceanside Ride This Sunday’s training ride (Mark/John/Kim/Paul/Lee/Tom/Tony) at Dana Point is sponsored by the upcoming Dana Point to Avalon Offshore Sprint" scheduled for Sunday, April 5, 2009. First time racers or wannabes can still sign up and race for a cool $100.00. This is a great entry level race and an opportunity for you to see first hand what all this offshore racing excitement is all about. So come out and join the fun! Not to scare any future potential racers away but, remember the 2008 LB2CAT 58 mile race; remember the recent Mark Hahn 300 ... Read Full Story

So how do you plan your rides?   Do you just pick up the phone and say let’s ride, or is it a big long drawn out thing with someone posting a thread – fifty responses later no one has a clue who’s going or when or what will happen when the ride day finally comes.   I’m not knocking it – that’s how I got started and it’s still good for getting new people out there riding.   For us lately it’s gone something like this.   You want to ride – show up on Sunday.   If you don’t show up – ... Read Full Story